title: Coordination polymer nanofibers generated by microfluidic synthesis.
abstract: One-dimensional coordination polymer nanostructures are an emerging class of nanoscale materials with many potential applications. Here, we report the first case of coordination polymer nanofibers assembled using microfluidic technologies. Unlike common synthetic procedures, this approach enables parallel synthesis with an unprecedented level of control over the coordination pathway and facilitates the formation of 1D coordination polymer assemblies at the nanometer length scale. Finally, these nanostructures, which are not easily constructed with traditional methods, can be used for various applications, for example as templates to grow and organize functional inorganic nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puigmartí-Luis
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubio-Martínez
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hartfelder
authors.forename: Inhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Imaz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maspoch
authors.forename: Petra S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dittrich
mesh_terms: D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers